Sunan Abu DawudChapter 43Hadith 5258
Full Sharh — Sunan Abu Dawud 5258
Hasan Sahih
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مُخْتَصَرًا قَالَ " فَلْيُؤْذِنْهُ ثَلاَثًا فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ بَعْدُ فَلْيَقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّهُ شَيْطَانٌ " .
English Translation
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Ajilan through a different chain of narrators briefly. This version has:He should give it a warning three times. If it appears to him after that, he should kill it, for it is a devil
Source
Sunan Abu Dawud(سنن أبي داود)
General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
Hadith Number
5258
Grade
Hasan Sahih